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[11/12/14 - 08:30 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice," "Chicago Fire" Power NBC to Top Demo Spot
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/11/14):

NBC (10.526 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) claimed top demo honors on Tuesday thanks to a special two-hour "The Voice" (11.242 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) and a new "Chicago Fire" (9.094 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.2, #3).

CBS (13.769 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.9, #2) then took home the silver with originals from "NCIS" (17.406 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2), "NCIS: New Orleans" (14.876 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.0, #4) and "Person of Interest" (9.027 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T8).

Next up was FOX (3.753 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) and its combination of "MasterChef Junior" (4.805 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #5), "New Girl" (2.949 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T8) and "The Mindy Project" (2.453 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T10).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.852 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4) offered up a new "Selfie" (3.267 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12), a repeat "Modern Family" (2.890 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12) and fresh installments of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" (4.266 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6) and "Forever" (4.211 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T10).

And finally, new episodes of "The Flash" (3.402 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.4, #7) and "Supernatural" (2.192 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T12) on The CW (2.797 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4) closed out the night. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "The Flash" posted a 1.1 rating while "Supernatural" delivered a 0.9 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+29.41% - Chicago Fire (vs. 10/28/14)
+26.09% - The Voice
+12.50% - Supernatural (vs. 10/28/14)
+7.69% - The Flash (vs. 10/28/14)
0.00% - MasterChef Junior
-8.00% - NCIS (vs. 10/28/14)
-9.09% - Forever (vs. 10/28/14)
-10.00% - Selfie
-11.76% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (vs. 10/28/14)
-13.04% - NCIS: New Orleans (vs. 10/28/14)
-18.75% - Person of Interest (vs. 10/28/14)
-18.75% - New Girl
-23.08% - The Mindy Project

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+38.46% - MasterChef Junior (vs. Dads/Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
+27.27% - The Flash (vs. The Originals)
+25.00% - Forever (vs. Scandal for Real: The Top 10 Political Scandals of the Century)
+9.43% - The Voice (vs. The Biggest Loser/The Voice)
+3.45% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (vs. The Goldbergs/Trophy Wife)
0.00% - Chicago Fire
-10.00% - Supernatural
-16.67% - NCIS: New Orleans (vs. NCIS: Los Angeles)
-20.69% - NCIS
-23.08% - The Mindy Project
-23.53% - New Girl
-35.00% - Person of Interest
-59.09% - Selfie (vs. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 3.0/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.1/5; "Late Show," 0.4/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/12/13):

NBC (8.501 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1) inched out another demo victory on Tuesday with its mix of "The Biggest Loser 15" (6.303 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.9, #7), "The Voice" (11.406 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1) and "Chicago Fire" (7.793 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.2, #T4).

CBS (15.478 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2) then was a close second place with originals from "NCIS" (19.186 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.9, #2), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (14.745 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.4, #3) and "Person of Interest" (12.502 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #6).

Next up was ABC (4.648 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) with fresh installments of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" (6.625 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #T4), "The Goldbergs" (5.184 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T8), "Trophy Wife" (3.813 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T12) and "Scandal for Real: The Top 10 Political Scandals of the Century" (2.820 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.8, #16).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.094 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #4) served up new episodes of "Dads" (3.160 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T12), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (3.278 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.4, #10), "New Girl" (3.325 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.7, #T8) and "The Mindy Project" (2.615 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.3, #11).

And finally, "The Originals" (2.378 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 1.1, #14) and "Supernatural" (2.348 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 1.0, #15) closed out the night on The CW (2.363 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Originals" delivered a 1.5 rating while "Supernatural" posted a 1.2 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+22.22% - The Originals
+13.33% - The Goldbergs
+11.11% - Supernatural
+5.26% - Person of Interest
+4.76% - Chicago Fire
+3.03% - The Voice
0.00% - NCIS
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
0.00% - Trophy Wife
-9.52% - The Biggest Loser 15
-12.00% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD
-12.50% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
-13.33% - The Mindy Project
-14.29% - Dads
-15.00% - New Girl

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+150.00% - Supernatural (vs. Emily Owens, MD)
+65.85% - The Voice (vs. Go On/The New Normal)
+57.14% - The Originals (vs. Hart of Dixie)
+27.27% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. Ben & Kate)
+25.00% - Person of Interest (vs. Vegas)
+22.22% - Chicago Fire (vs. Parenthood)
+21.43% - The Goldbergs (vs. Happy Endings)
+15.79% - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (vs. Dancing with the Stars)
+9.09% - Trophy Wife (vs. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23)
-3.33% - NCIS
-14.29% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-22.73% - New Girl
-23.53% - The Mindy Project
-25.00% - Dads (vs. Raising Hope)
-27.27% - Scandal for Real: The Top 10 Political Scandals of the Century (vs. Private Practice)
-50.00% - The Biggest Loser 15 (vs. The Voice)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.9/5; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/4.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.5/6 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.3/5). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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